There were 9,620,000 Metro bus passenger trips in Tasmania in 2003-04, an increase of 0.8% in passenger trips from the 2002-03 figure of 9,542,000. Of the trips made in 2003-04, some 7,243,000 (75.3%) were in Hobart, some 1,847,000 (19.2%) were in Launceston and 530,000 (5.5%) were in Burnie.

METRO BUS PASSENGER TRIPS(a)

Hobart(b)

Launceston(c)

Burnie(d)

Tasmania

Year

'000

'000

'000

'000

1998-99

7,165

1,855

548

9,568

1999-2000

7,056

1,807

516

9,379

2000-012001-022002-032003-04

7,1677,1917,1777,243

1,9501,9031,8191,847

509532546530

9,6269,6269,5429,620

(a) Includes transfer, charter and contract services.(b) All urban areas within 22 kilometres of the Hobart GPO other than Midway Point, Sorell, Richmond, Cambridge, Collinsvale, Kingston, Blackmans Bay, Margate and Snug.(c) All urban areas within 12 kilometres of the Launceston GPO other than Legana.(d) All urban areas in the municipality of Burnie, plus Wynyard and Ulverstone (except that Metro does not operate services within Ulverstone at times when passengers are travelling to/from school).